What color is #5EAB85?

#5EAB85 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5EAB85?

The RGB value is 94, 171, 133: 94 red, 171 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5EAB85?

The complementary color is #AB5E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5EAB85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5EAB85 color

#5EAB85 rgb(94, 171, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #5EAB85 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 67.1% green and 52.2% blue (94, 171, 133).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 31% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lily Pads (#6DB083), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#5EAB85 color codes

HEX	`#5EAB85`
RGB	`rgb(94, 171, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 67.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 31%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 45%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 22%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.32, -32.79, 12.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.32, 35.01, 159.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.411, 33.197, 27.36)`
Decimal	`6204293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5EAB85, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5EAB85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5EAB85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5EAB85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5eab85; }
.text { color: #5eab85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5eab85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 171 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5eab85, #5eaaab); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5EAB85?: #5EAB85 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5EAB85?: The RGB value is 94, 171, 133: 94 red, 171 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5EAB85?: The complementary color is #AB5E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5EAB85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.